1. Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) Results 2016

2. Summary As in 2014 & 2015 Excellent results for AIT
Highest Response rate of Any HEI
55% against a national rate of 22%
Provides rich data source that feeds into our Quality Assurance process
Surveys 1st Yrs (Y1), Final Year (YF) and Taught Post Graduates (PGT

3. Respondent Characteristics

4. Partnership Approach

5. National Response Rate
Response Rates
Year
AIT Response
Rate
National Response Rate
2014
41%
16%
2015
51%
22%
2016
54%

6. Response Rates Faculty Population Responses % Business & Hospitality
1,096
570
52%
Engineering & Informatics
537
265
49%
Science & Health
1,233
737
60%
Lifelong Learning
157 74
47%
Total
3,315
1,646

7. Response Rates Faculty Y1 (1st Yr) FY (Final Year PGT (Taught PG)
Total
Business & Hospitality
220
280 70
570
Engineering & Informatics
121
137 7
265
Science & Health
364
367 6
737
Lifelong Learning 40 33 1 74
745
817 84
1,646

8. Positive Results for AIT
How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institute?
If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are attending?
Rating
2014
2015
2016
Good/Excellent
84%
83%
87%
Rating
2014
2015
2016
Probably Yes & Definitely Yes
82%
83%
84%

9. 2016 Results – All Students

10. 2016 Results – 1st Years

11. 2016 Results – Final Years

12. 2016 Results – Taught PGs

13. New ISSE Questions Supportive Learning Environment
Providing support to help students succeed academically
Using learning support services (learning centre, computer centre, maths support, writing support etc.)
Contact among students from different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic, religious, etc.)
Providing opportunities to be involved socially
Providing support for your overall well-being (recreation, health care, counselling, etc.)
Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
Attending campus activities and events (special speakers, cultural performances, sporting events, etc.)
Attending events that address important social, economic, or political issues

14. New ISSE Questions Quality Interactions
(Please indicate the quality of the following interactions)
Students
Academic advisors
Academic staff
Support services staff (career services, student activities, accommodation, etc.)
Other administrative staff and offices (registry, finance, etc.)

15. New ISSE Questions Effective Teaching Practices
Clearly explained course goals and requirements
Taught in an organised way
Used examples or illustrations to explain difficult points
Provided feedback on a draft or work in progress
Provided prompt and detailed feedback on tests or completed assignments

16. New ISSE Questions Student-Faculty Interaction
Talked about career plans with academic staff
Worked with academic staff on activities other than coursework (committees, student groups, etc.)
Discussed course topics, ideas, or concepts with academic staff outside of class
Discussed your performance with academic staff

17. New ISSE Questions Collaborative Learning
Asked another student to help you understand course material
Explained course material to one or more students
Prepared for exams by discussing or working through course material with other students
Worked with other students on projects or assignments

18. New ISSE Questions Learning Strategies
Identified key information from recommended reading materials
Reviewed your notes after class
Summarised what you learned in class or from course materials

19. New ISSE Questions Quantitative Reasoning
Reached conclusions based on your analysis of numerical information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.)
Used numerical information to examine a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, climate change, public health, etc.)
Evaluated what others have concluded from numerical information

20. New ISSE Questions Reflective and Integrative Learning
Combined ideas from different subjects / modules when completing assignments
Connected your learning to problems or issues in society
Included diverse perspectives (political, religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in discussions or assignments
Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue
Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from their perspective
Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept?
Connected ideas from your subjects / modules to your prior experiences and knowledge

21. New ISSE Questions Higher-Order Learning
Applying facts, theories, or methods to practical problems or new situations
Analysing an idea, experience, or line of reasoning in depth by examining its parts
Evaluating a point of view, decision, or information source
Forming an understanding or new idea from various pieces of information

22. Actions on Outcomes
ISSE – Question: Provided prompt and detailed feedback on tests or completed assignment
For 1st Year student those who never receive feedback has fallen from 19.0% in 2014 to 10.1% in 2016
2014
2016
Quite a bit / Very much
31.9%
53.5%
Very little / Some
68.1%
46.5%

23. Questions